Rhode Island Cities by Poverty Rate

Name: Rhode Island Cities by Poverty Rate
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 28 cities ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Cities	Poverty Rate ↑
1	Ashaway CDP, Rhode Island	0.0%
2	Carolina CDP, Rhode Island	0.0%
3	Chepachet CDP, Rhode Island	0.0%
4	Greene CDP, Rhode Island	0.0%
5	Harmony CDP, Rhode Island	0.0%
6	Harrisville CDP, Rhode Island	0.0%
7	Kingston CDP, Rhode Island	0.0%
8	Melville CDP, Rhode Island	0.7%
9	Westerly CDP, Rhode Island	1.2%
10	Charlestown CDP, Rhode Island	1.9%
11	Cumberland Hill CDP, Rhode Island	2.0%
12	Tiverton CDP, Rhode Island	2.4%
13	Greenville CDP, Rhode Island	3.3%
14	Warwick city, Rhode Island	3.6%
15	Valley Falls CDP, Rhode Island	3.9%
16	Narragansett Pier CDP, Rhode Island	4.3%
17	Cranston city, Rhode Island	4.9%
18	Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP, Rhode Island	5.1%
19	Hope Valley CDP, Rhode Island	6.0%
20	Bradford CDP, Rhode Island	7.5%
21	East Providence city, Rhode Island	7.9%
22	Newport city, Rhode Island	9.1%
23	Pascoag CDP, Rhode Island	9.6%
24	Newport East CDP, Rhode Island	10.0%
25	Pawtucket city, Rhode Island	10.1%
26	Providence city, Rhode Island	14.9%
27	Woonsocket city, Rhode Island	15.7%
28	Central Falls city, Rhode Island	17.6%